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Duties

The incumbent will: Provide leadership and coordination of national laboratory readiness and response and laboratory data exchange program activities for OLSR. Identify and analyze issues and their impact on laboratory response and data exchange policies as they relate to programs. Serve as the Lab Task Force lead or provide leadership as the deputy or team lead during CDC activated response for any response defined by CDC Graduated Response Framework (GRF). As lead, coordinate diagnostic testing needs and laboratory system development for specific response through engagement with federal, public health, and private sector partners. Serve as an advisor and aid the Director on policies, activities, and operations in the management of the office programs. Serve on review committees, workgroups, public health task forces, or comparable groups' delegated responsibility for reviewing and developing public health policies, procedures, and guidelines as they relate to laboratory response and data exchange programs. Provide leadership/executive direction, planning, coordination, and strategic vision, fully sharing with the Director, the responsibility for the overall management of OLSR, act in the Director's absence and also represent the Director on various committees and at meetings with authority to speak for the Director and commit resources.

Requirements

• Security and Background: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required. Appointment will be subject to successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• E-Verify: Documentation presented for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Drug Screening is required.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.

Qualifications

Current federal employees must be at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or above to be considered for this position. Current active-duty PHS officers must have served or be serving in an O6 billet/position to be considered for this position. Basic Qualifications for RF-0601: Applicants must possess a degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to the basic qualifications requirement, a Ph.D. in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position is required. Additional Requirements: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must also possess one year of specialized experience which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position, such as leadership experience directing, and overseeing multi-functional programmatic public health laboratory readiness and response activities with an extensive breadth of laboratory, data exchange, and response program knowledge. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit transcripts or a list of applicable courses with their application package. This also applies to status applicants who are applying to a position in a different occupational series than they are currently or were previously appointed. Applicants who do not submit their transcripts (or list of applicable course work) will be evaluated based on the information provided in their application package (and/or resume) along with their responses to a self-certification question asking if they meet the basic qualifications listed in the vacancy announcement. Those deemed tentatively qualified will be referred for consideration. If selected, applicants will be required to provide an official transcript prior to the final job offer. If the official transcript does not support the educational requirements of the position, the applicant will be considered ineligible for the position.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF LABORATORY SYSTEMS AND RESPONSE 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]